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at⋅tar

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–noun
1. Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
2. Also called attar of roses. rose oil.
Origin:
1790–1800; short for Pers 'atar-gūl attar of roses, akin to ʿatara to smell sweet, ʿiṭr fragrance (< Ar)
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rose oil

 
–noun
a pale yellow, green, or red, volatile, fragrant, sweet-tasting liquid, obtained by steam distillation from fresh roses, esp. damask roses: used in flavoring and perfume.
Also called attar of roses, otto of roses.

Origin:
1835–45
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Word Origin & History

attar 
1798, from Pers. 'atar-gul "essence of roses," from 'atar "fragrance," from Arabic 'utur "perfumes, aromas."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: at·tar
Pronunciation: 'at-&r, 'a-"tär
Function: noun
: a fragrant essential oil; especially : ATTAR OF ROSES

Main Entry: attar of roses
Function: noun
: a fragrant essential oil obtained by distillation from petals especially of damask rose and with geraniol and citronellol asits principal odorous constituents

Main Entry: rose oil
Function: noun
: a fragrant essential oil obtained from roses and used chiefly in perfumery and in flavoring; especially : ATTAR OF ROSES
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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attar of roses

fragrant, colourless or pale-yellow liquid essential oil distilled from fresh petals of Rosa damascena and R. gallica and other species of the rose family Rosaceae. Rose oils are a valuable ingredient of fine perfumes and liqueurs. They are also used for flavouring lozenges and scenting ointments and toilet preparations.

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